1864 – 1873 · versetzt und erhöht 1938/39
Goldelse
The gilded Victoria on the Victory Column — not destroyed, but inflated
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Talk to Goldelse on the Victory Column — relocated by Albert Speer for 'Germania' in 1938/39 and artificially raised by 6.5 metres. Named after an 1866 romance novel.
Großer Stern, Tiergarten, Berlin
Viktoria auf der Siegessäule (Friedrich Drake, 1873), Großer Stern · Großer Stern, 10557 Berlin-Tiergarten · 1864–1873 · versetzt und erhöht 1938/39
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The Victoria of the Siegessäule is, by tradition, the same figure: daughter of Pallas and Styx, called Nike by the Greeks.
Original wording of the source (German) „Victoria , ( Röm. M. ), Tochter des Pallas und der Styx ; der personificirte Sieg (die Griechen nannten sie Nikê )."
Note: Dieselbe Quelle wie im Victoria-Datensatz (Brandenburger Tor) — beide Statuen zeigen dieselbe römische Göttin.
Source: Vollmer, Wilhelm: Wörterbuch der Mythologie. Stuttgart 1874, S. 445 — Zeno.org · verified 2026-08-17
By tradition she is depicted as a winged maiden resembling Minerva, holding a palm branch and a wreath.
Original wording of the source (German) „Man bildet sie als Jungfrau , der Minerva ähnlich, gewöhnlich geflügelt, mit Palmzweig und Kranz."
Source: Vollmer, Wilhelm: Wörterbuch der Mythologie. Stuttgart 1874, S. 445 — Zeno.org · verified 2026-08-17
Victoria was most often depicted in connection with other gods, who usually carry her on their hand — such as Jupiter, Minerva or Venus.
Original wording of the source (German) „Sie wurde am häufigsten in Verbindung mit anderen Göttern dargestellt, welche sie dann gewöhnlich auf der Hand tragen, z.B. Jupiter , Minerva , Venus ."
Note: Dieselbe Quelle wie im Victoria-Datensatz (Brandenburger Tor).
Source: Vollmer, Wilhelm: Wörterbuch der Mythologie. Stuttgart 1874, S. 445 — Zeno.org · verified 2026-08-17
The Sound of the Era
The Blue Danube · Johann Strauss (Sohn), 1867
The waltz of her construction years: premiered in 1867 while the Victory Column rose — and Marlitt's novel “Goldelse” lent her the name.
Recording: U.S. Marine Band · Public Domain
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